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Newcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market. & i( R3 q$ q2 \" ~
Immigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents.
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In the tool kit are 75 common hand tools – like a hammer and screwdriver – as well a book on how to buy a home, a home maintenance schedule and other items.
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“The tools are a symbol of hope for people trying to build new lives in Edmonton,” said Madeline Sarafinchan, president of the Edmonton Real Estate Board.
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. q2 Y! Z0 S8 @. f3 h UThe program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women. * r$ o9 p; L I5 i4 x+ q
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; |! J1 s4 P1 vJosephine Pallard, the group’s executive director, said Alberta’s economic boom has caused a housing shortage that makes it more difficult for immigrants to find a place to live and integrate into Canadian society.
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